Flora Blanca

... -región de la estepa patagónica. En ella existen varios endemismos, como por ejemplo la rana de la laguna Blanca y en el caso de la flora, la viola volcánica. Historia Sepulturas y abundantes herramientas de piedra son algunos de los testimonios de la ...

... , every turn in the road, or twist on the hiking trail, would inevitably result in another chorus of oohhs and aahhhs! The Cordillera Blanca is only a small part of the Andean mountain range that runs the full length of Perú, but in less than 200 km ...

... remember their names: Huascaran, Chacrarajo, Piso, Taullirajo are just a few out of the 30 peaks over 6.000m in the Cordillera Blanca. According to Alfredo many of them have been first climbed by Austrians in the 30-ies (haha National pride is everyting ...

... we did. We hoped in the back of a 1982 Sentra. The ride was about 3 hours and we arrived safe and sound at Flora de Blanca. My streak continues. I picked another shitty ¨hotel¨. Hotel should be used loosely. It had a pool and was ¨close to the ...

Sorry I am so far behind in my blog updates. Internet and hot water are hard to come by down here. On Saturday morning, we woke up early for our zip lining excursion. One perk about Flora´s (there so many I lose count) is that we get free breakfast. We ...

... ..... Yes I am sure the lonely planet would not advise this but off we went! In just 3 short hours we were rolling up to flora de blancas our home for the next few days. Let me tell you denise did it again she has a knack for picking shitty places. The ...

... The path continued down the valley to another lake that boasted a large variety wildlife from birds, shoals of teaming fish and wetland flora. From here we followed the steam down to a small clearing where are tents had been erected. Me and Paul went and ...

... swimming holes.  There are these HUGE rocks suspended vertically by what seems like a few pebbles and covered with moss and dripping flora.  It's like a dream scape.  I've picked up a bit more Spanish, though not much.  The food is a ...

... the grounds for several hours. We started at the Natural History Centre, where we learned all about the area's geology, flora, fauna, and cultural history. From there we got a tour of the blue morpho butterfly breeding center. Amazingly blue creatures, ...

... is our local Peruvian "guia" (guide), Feulix, who we were promised would enlighten us about all the various flora, fauna and animals that inhabited the Cordillera Blanca. Actually, to call him a guide is a bit of a misnomer, as he spent most of the trek ...

... ).  It only took us an hour, however, and we were at La Guama.   We asked "Donde este la autobus a Pena Blanca" and were directed across the road to a school bus that would be going west back towards Pena Blanca.   We were headed to ...

... as we were told it was a bit of a dump – might be a bit harsh as we managed to find a good hostel (Piedra Blanca) with hot showers, a very good pizza place (Minuteman pizza, randomly run by an American who has moved to Bolivia) where we tried llama ...

... av Lima stormetropol, eksos og støy, og vi bestemmer oss for å ta en tur til Huascaran Nasjonalpark og fjellkjeden "Cordillera Blanca". På vei dit er vi innom Huaraz, en liten fjellandsby rett ved nasjonalparken, og actionhovedstaden i området. Her ...

... de los primeros habitantes, viven al este de los límites del Parque. Conviven con las generaciones posteriores de la ocupación blanca ocurrida desde fines del siglo XIX. Dentro de los límites del Parque, al sur, viven pobladores con permisos ...

... Lesley will take over and tell you about the good bits...... We're nearing the end of our stay in Oliva on the Costa Blanca and it's been a very mixed experience.  Neither the weather nor the campsite were quite what we would have wished for, but ...

... of trekkers and climbers from all corners of the globe. They, as we, were here to sample the fare of the Cordillera Blanca. As the second highest mountain range on this fine planet, after the mighty Himalaya. The Blanca boasts some 22 peaks over 6000masl ...

... town and met the love of his life Blanca Arauz de Sandino.  She passed away shortly after giving birth to her only daughter Blanca Segovia Sandino Arauz and she has created a museum in the Municipal City Hall.  It is advertised that the $1 USD ...

After waking up late on account of last night's festivities, we had lunch in town at La Casa Blanca - good burritos with lots of veggies like broccoli and cauliflower. Sounds kinda weird for a burrito, but the chefs do a good job and they are really good. ...

... is still in Provincia Buenos Aires along Ruta 3 which more or less follows the Atlantic Coast the bus continues through Bahia Blanca on to Viedma, in Provincia Rio Negro, which is my entry point to Patagonia. ------Patagonia------- The very name conjures ...